Philanthropy: Planned Giving and Bequests
James M. Roux '84 Memorial Garden
The gardens surrounding the University of Maine School of Law sign (pictured left) were donated by the Class of 2002 in memory of Jim Roux, a 1984 Maine Law graduate who was killed during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in NYC.
You are Invited to Join the Law School Legacy Society
Although only 40 years old, the University of Maine School of Law is a unique place of learning. Characterized by its small size, outstanding faculty, commitment to public service and distinguished alumni/ae, the Law School is becoming a leading center for the study of law. Like all great law schools, the philanthropy of graduates and friends will be needed to fulfill the School's destiny.
Please accept this invitation to join the Law School Legacy Society along with others who share the dream of giving back something to their Law School community in the form of a bequest, trust, pooled income fund, life insurance policy or charitable gift annuity. These legacy gifts will eventually help the Law School in many wonderful ways.
The Gifts
- Bequest
- A provision in a will for a charitable gift to the University of Maine School of Law Foundation or the Law School. View sample wording and more information regarding bequests.
- Charitable Remainder Trust
- A trust established to provide the donor or another beneficiary an income for life with the remainder interest to benefit the Law School.
- Charitable Gift Annuity
- A gift made in exchange for a lifetime annuity contract with the donor or other beneficiaries with the remainder interest to benefit the Law School. Gift Annuities guarantee high yield income for the remainder of your and a secured person's lives. Learn more about Gift Annuities.
- Pooled Life Income Fund
- A gift made to the Foundation's pooled income fund to provide a life income for the donor or other beneficiaries, with the remainder interest to benefit the Law School
- Life Insurance
- A policy can be gifted by naming the University of Maine School of Law Foundation as the owner and beneficiary.
- Real Estate
- A bequest or gift of a residence, farm or land or the remainder interest in real property. Provisions can be made for donors to have a lifetime rights to live at their residents.
The Society
The Legacy Society was established to recognize alumni/ae and friends who intend to support the Law School by making a bequest or other form of planned or deferred gift through the University of Maine School of Law Foundation. Society Members receive a pin and certificate recognizing their intentions. Members will be listed in the Law School's Annual Report and honored in other personal ways.
If you have already provided for the Law School or the Law School Foundation in your will, trust or other form of deferred gift, you automatically qualify for membership. Please inform us of your intentions. Contact Elena Brandt at (207) 780-4521 or ebrandt@usm.maine.edu.
Note: When including the Law School in your will, please instruct your attorney to name the University Of Maine School of Law Foundation, the charitable foundation of the Law School, as the beneficiary.
